What difference does it make who SalmoG works for or what his name is?? He's a hard-core fisherman like the rest of us who also likes to discuss the many issues surrounding our sport.

And why do you ass-ume he's somehow representing NMFS in his posts and not just expressing his private opinion like the rest of us??

This is a discussion board - for *fun*. His posts are thoughtful and educated and he makes it very clear when he's expressing his "opinion" and not an objective fact. And very little that he's posted has come across like Propoganda.

And, most important, he treats other anglers with respect - both in his posts and on the river.

My .02 worth.

Brian L